Liverpool v Newcastle United: Match Preview

After the tremendous performance away to PSG the current Champions of Europe, Eddie Howe's Newcastle United travel to Anfield to take on the Champions of England in Saturday's 8pm Premier League clash.

Both teams have injury and PL form issues

Newcastle will be without Tino Livramento, Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes is doubtful.

If Bruno doesn't start Newcastle will have to break their nine game run without a win in his absence if they are to take the three points at Anfield.

In any event, Newcastle haven't won in the league at Anfield since 1994, making it our worst away ground for a positive result. Add in our poor record on the road this season and it's no surprise that the bookies make Liverpool strong favourites.

After a run of four successive wins Eddie Howe's team have taken just one point from their previous two PL games, without scoring, and missed the opportunity to move above Liverpool and into a top five place.

Newcastle have dropped down to ninth in the division as one of four teams on 33 points, leaving them five adrift of Manchester United in the coveted fourth spot.

Liverpool have injury problems, especially in defence, with Jeremy Frimpong joining Giovanni Leoni, Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Joe Gomez and Curtis Jones who are all potential no-starters. Alexander Isak is out with an injury but that won't stop the Geordie away supporters from berating him throughout the game.

Arne Slot's side are on a winless Premier League sequence of five matches, four draws and a defeat, a run which has taken them down to sixth place in the PL. Not since 1954 have Liverpool failed to win in their first six league games of a calendar year.

Liverpool have also been plagued with last minute goals costing points, although they inflicted a home defeat on Newcastle with a goal in the 10th minute of stoppage time earlier this season.

29 games since Newcastle last won at Anfield

The 3-2 loss to Liverpool in this season's home game marked Newcastle's 18th straight league game without victory against Liverpool, who are also unbeaten in 29 consecutive Premier League home matches against the Magpies.

Can Eddie Howe and the lads put that record to the sword and come away from Anfield with a win? A performance on the level of the one against PSG would definitely help.

The big question is; will Eddie stick with the same tactical line up from Wednesday's game or will he revert to 4-3-3? Liverpool are without key defenders and Eddie may well decide that reverting to a front three with the pace of Barnes, Wissa and Gordon could be the key to finally coming away with a victory.

Liverpool go into the game on the back of a thumping 6-0 win against our CL play off opponents Qarabag and will be looking to get their first win of 2026 under their belt.

I don't think they will...

And my usual fiver is going on a 2-1 win to the Toon.

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